Cybercrime

BlackMatter gives details of its ransomware-as-a-service operation and distinguishes itself from now-defunct ransomware gangs in interview with cyber security analysts from Recorded Future

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504921/BlackMatter-goes-on-the-record-about-DarkSide-and-REvil-links

Authorities are still working to manage the fallout from the attack, which has already forced at least one school to delay the start of the new term in September

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504868/Six-Isle-of-Wight-schools-hit-by-ransomware-attack

Cyber security professionals have reported a sharp rise in debilitating attacks aimed at destroying or manipulating data

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504825/Destruction-and-integrity-cyber-attacks-on-the-rise

The Babuk ransomware operation backed away from encrypting its victims’ files, and technical difficulties may be to blame, reports McAfee

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504610/Technical-hiccups-force-Babuk-ransomware-gang-to-change-tactics

With Covid-19 restrictions easing, offices are welcoming back remote workers this summer, bringing with them their notebooks and mobiles, and creating an endpoint management headache for CISOs. What do security teams need to account for to protect their returning office workers?

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Consider-cyber-policies-and-procedures-as-you-welcome-employees-back

The most frequently exploited CVEs of the year so far are to be found in perimeter and network access devices, according to a joint advisory from the NCSC and partners

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504576/Top-vulnerabilities-target-perimeter-devices

Initiative’s free ransomware decryption tools have been used by more than six million people since 2016

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504478/No-More-Ransom-initiative-saves-850m-over-five-years

Using new, lesser-known or otherwise uncommon programming languages to code new malwares can help skirt cyber defences.

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504470/Malicious-actors-turn-to-obscure-programming-languages

Speaking to an event in Israel, NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron has praised joint UK-Israeli efforts on security collaboration

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504254/NCSCs-Cameron-urges-deeper-cyber-alliance-building

UK and US governments, alongside the EU and Nato, have formally attributed the March 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server attacks to Chinese state-backed actors

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504168/UK-US-confirm-Chinese-state-backed-MS-Exchange-Server-attacks